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Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers learn about metric units and how they are used by engineers. They learn how engineers use the units to measure mass, distance, and volume. Then, they estimate measurements of units, and compare them to actual...
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Measuring the Volume of Water Discharge for a Stream or Canal

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study how to measure and calculate the volume of water flowing down a stream or canal and use simple tools to make measurements. Next, students determine how many people cold live off the volume of water measured. Finally, they...
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Explorations in Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars define length and area. They identify materials that can be measured with a rule and yardstick. They measure length and area when given an object.
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Mapping a Site Using a Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners map their playground as if it were an archeological site. They locate objects on the playground and determine their location using coordinate points. A related lesson is Coordinate Grid: Mapping an Archeological Site.
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Square Roots Using a Carpenter's Square

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the square root of a given number using carpenter's square measurements. In this math lesson plan, students relate this method on the Pythagorean theorem. They answer practice problems after the exploration activity,
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I Can Use a Worm to Count

For Teachers K
Kindergarteners use worms, puppets or other props to practice counting to 100. First, they listen to a read aloud of Count Worms by Roger Hargeaves. A worm pattern is used to count to 100, with each segment of the worm...
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Baylor College

Needs of Plants

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
What better way to learn about plant life than by creating a class garden? Young botanists start with a brief discussion about radishes before planting seeds and watching them grow. To determine the importance of water,...
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University of Minnesota

Motor Learning and Memory

For Teachers 4th - 12th
What do our brains have to do with reaction timing? Everything! In a hands-on learning activity, young scientists participate in four card activities that measure reaction timing. Each activity gets progressively more complex, and...
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American Chemical Society

Conservation of Mass

For Teachers 5th
It may take up less space, but the mass stays the same. Tackle a common misconception about conservation of mass using a hands-on lesson. Learners measure the mass of substances before and after melting, dissolving, and undergoing a...
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Giant Mystery

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine the relationship between hand size and body size using centimeters as the unit of measure, They use the relationship to find the size of a hypothetical giant. They graph the measurements using a spreadsheet program.
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Target Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Space scientists use water displacement to determine the mass of a cubic centimeter mini meteorite, and then use it as a small-scale representative of an asteroid. They figure out the orbital velocity of an asteroid. Then they use a...
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Classics for Kids

"Mars" from The Planets

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Gustav Holst's The Planets provide young musicians an opportunity to examine how composers can create a suite: a collection of smaller pieces grouped to explore a single topic. After listening to "Jupiter," they examine "Mars" in...
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Bonneville

Activities and Assessment of Vocabulary and Units

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
It's pass or fail, and one must pass to move on to the next lesson—no pressure. The second of seven installments in the Off the Grid unit has pupils demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary as well as the process of using a multimeter....
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PBS

Bogged Down

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Enjoy a hands-on lesson that will certainly hold water with your classes. Young scientists design an experiment to determine the materials that absorb water the best. They test both man-made and nature-made materials and conduct...
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Measuring Lesson Plans and Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students may review measurement, and metric system conversions by measuring one another and the world around them.
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Insides and Outsides

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Give small groups handfuls of unit cubes and then dare them to build as many rectangular prisms as possible using only 12 cubes. This engaging activity serves as an introduction to the volume of solid figures. In addition to volume,...
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Production Work Sample

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders practice reading a basic blueprint for a closet. Using the blueprint, they identify the parts, measure and cut the wood and square a wall. They review safety procedures and use hand tools to attach a track to a cement...
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What is my Angle? App

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learners estimate angle measures in this this estimating angle measures lesson. They use an application on their graphing calculator that shows various settings involving angles and then they estimate the angle measure of a clock's...
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Introduction to Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are able to observe and measure the variability in the length of the forearm and the length of the foot and to test a common belief of the foot is equal to the length of the forearm.
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Desert Adaptations

For Students 5th - 10th
In this desert adaptations worksheet, students are given a water filled sponge which represents an animal. Students observe their "animal" for a 24 hour period and conserve the water in the sponge as best they can. They measure and...
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Using Java Applets for Inquiry-Based Physics Lessons

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Using Java Applets in the physics classroom can be a great way to reinforce scientific concepts.
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Proportionality Using "Jack & the Beanstalk"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students apply ideas of proportionality from "Jack and the Beanstalk." They compare objects that are proportional to Jack with those that are in proportion to the Giant. They measure their hands and use those measurements to determine...
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TE Activity: Bubbling Plants

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study a way to quantify the process of photosynthesis during a given time using the Elodea plant. They design a hypothesis that they test in the hands on activity. They compare the amounts of photosynthesis that occur during low...
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Efficiency of a Water Heating System

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Tired of waiting for hot water? Groups of three determine the efficiency of an electric water-heating device. They calculate the amount of energy it takes to heat the water and the theoretical amount of energy required to heat the water....

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